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The Eight-Party Talks include China, North Korea, South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, and Australia , eight countries in Canada

The Eight-Party Talks have been expanded to the "Ten-Party Talks", focusing on solving the North Korean missile issue

Because New Zealand and Indonesia have joined, the talks have been expanded to the "Ten-Party Talks" and will focus on Discuss the issue of North Korea's missile test. An Indian official revealed that North Korea may participate in the talks.

Yonhap News Agency reported that according to sources, the "Eight-Party Talks" were originally scheduled to be held at 2:45 pm that day. Since New Zealand and Indonesia joined the two countries, they were expanded to "Ten-Party Talks", but the format of the meeting was different. The content is the same as the "Eight-Party Talks".

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon told reporters when attending the closed-door meeting of the "ASEAN Regional Forum" on the morning of the 28th that the "Ten-Party Talks" were promoted under the initiative of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. After Li Zhaoxing sought the consent of New Zealand and Indonesia, he then asked the United States about its intentions, and the United States also expressed its agreement.

According to local diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations, US Secretary of State Rice said at a closed-door meeting on the issue of "North Korea's missile test" that this is an incident that hinders prosperity and democracy in Northeast Asia. should be prevented.

At the same time, North Korea's attitude remains very tough. Chung Sung-il, spokesman for the North Korean delegation, stated that “if financial sanctions are not lifted, we will not participate in the Six-Party Talks.” However, a source from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that North Korea may also participate in the foreign ministers' talks. It is reported that the North Korean side expressed its "willingness to participate" after learning that it was a "purely informal exchange of views." However, the above-mentioned Indonesian official said that it is uncertain whether North Korea will eventually participate in the meeting.

The meeting was originally scheduled to be attended by the foreign ministers of the other five six-party talks participants except North Korea, as well as Malaysia, Australia, and Canada.